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  • A paper with bite

    The Taos Horse Fly, with its biting journalism, does its best to live up to its name

    by M. John Fayhee, Oct 02, 2006

  • Advice from a rancher: The risks make it fun

    Today's economic woes remind Mary Flitner of a horse race years ago and the important lesson it taught her: Times are always tough for ranchers, so you might as well enjoy the gamble!

    by Mary Flitner , Aug 03, 2008

  • An Indian casino would sit on ancient graves

    On Arizona's Tohono O'odham Reservation, a controversial tribal council plan would build a casino on land where a 700-year-old village and graves are buried.

    by Emily Miller, Sep 01, 1997

  • Casinos coming to Navajo Nation

    After long resistance to gambling, the Navajo Nation has decided to allow casinos on the reservation

    by Gail Binkly, Apr 03, 2006

  • Dicey future for Northwest casinos

    Washington's Lummi Casino closes because of too much competition.

    by Sara Phillips, Dec 22, 1997

  • Gambling with the future?

    Some members of the Taos Pueblo in New Mexico fear that plans to add a resort hotel and casino will bankrupt the tribe, especially since the tribe's existing casino is already in financial trouble.

    by Sara Ford, Aug 02, 1999

  • Gambling: A tribe hits the jackpot

    Gambling at Arizona's Fort McDowell has taken the Yavapai Indians from poverty to wealth in just three years.

    by Elizabeth Manning, Apr 01, 1996

  • I made $52,000 in 1994 and never bought a pair of shoes that whole year

    In her own words, an anonymous gambler describes how she got hooked on gambling at Arizona's Fort McDowell.

    by Elizabeth Manning, Apr 01, 1996

  • In Washington, the most outrageous sins are legal

    Given the incestuous nature of politics and lobbying in Washington, D.C., and the corruption inherent in the gambling industry, the rise of an opportunist like Jack Abramoff was all but inevitable

    by Jon Margolis, Nov 28, 2005

  • Indian gaming still in legal muddle

    The Supreme Court's decision in "Seminole vs. the State of Florida" is a clear victory for states' rights but a muddle for Indian gaming.

    by Elizabeth Manning, Apr 15, 1996
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